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Cape Cod Rail Bridge


 

BetterPhoto.com Editor's Pick   		Cape Cod Rail Bridge
Cape Cod Rail Bridge
This bridge was constructed beginning in 1933 by the Public Works Administration from a design by firms Parsons, Klapp, Brinckerhoff, and Douglas as well as Mead and White (both of New York), for the United States Army Corps of Engineers, which operates both the bridge and the canal. The bridge has a 544-foot (166 m) main span, with a 135-foot (41 m) clearance when raised,[1] uses 1,100-short-ton (1,000 t)[3] counterweights on each end, and opened on December 29, 1935.[2] The bridge replaced a bascule bridge that had been built in 1910.

At the time of its completion, it was the longest vertical lift span in the world.[4] It is now the second longest lift bridge in the United States, the longest being the Arthur Kill Vertical Lift Bridge between New Jersey and Staten Island, New York.

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Wm Nosal 		 

Beautiful Capture Lydia!
Good Looking Bridge


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November 13, 2013

 
- Lydia Williams

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Lydia Williams's Gallery 		  Thanks, Wm...It was a magnificent bridge and lifted by cement blocks...


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November 13, 2013

 

Wm Nosal 		  A Seniors Tour Of Bridges?


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November 13, 2013

 
- Lydia Williams

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Lydia Williams's Gallery 		  Well....after visiting the Scallop festival and had an awesome scallop meal, and also shopping at the craft fair, we all went for a cruise down the canal...where we saw this bridge and the Bourne Bridge....fun day with the senior jet set!!


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November 13, 2013

 

Wm Nosal 		  :) I Love Scallops, Bacon Wrapped! Their Great Raw Too!

Sounds Like A Great Day, Lydia!
Ha! The Bus Is Just A Jet Without
Wings :)


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November 13, 2013

 
- Lydia Williams

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Lydia Williams's Gallery 		  Me too, Have not had them raw tho..It was a fun day, new bus too..bingo on the way there, and movie and brownie on the way back....and lunch and canal cruise all for $70 Great day


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November 14, 2013

 
- Reynaldo D. Reyes

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Reynaldo D. Reyes's Gallery 		  Fabulous shot, so sharp and detailed. Love the clouds and blue sky as backdrop. Excellent info too. I always appreciate the engineering marvel of construction.


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November 15, 2013

 
- Lydia Williams

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Lydia Williams's Gallery 		  Thank you, Rey...I too was delighted to hear about this stone bridge...and was a grand sight...and beautiful day...:)


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November 16, 2013

 
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